The Shadow Warrior will be back for another two seasons. The ageless Rolly Lumbala’s two-year contract extension with the B.C. Lions was announced on Wednesday, a deal keeping him with the team through the 2019 season. Lumbala, 32, is the longest-tenured player on the roster, with 10 seasons — all with B.C. — under his […]

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In his first big moment since moving into the corner office, Ed Hervey took an extensive shopping list into free-agency, which reflected his vision for a rejuvenated B.C. Lions team in 2018. And by extensive we mean more than one player, but less than 84. But, in pro sports, visions generally aren’t free. More to […]

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When he played for the New York Jets in 2011, head coach Rex Ryan referred to Jamaal Westerman as a designated pass-rusher because, in the NFL with its larger rosters, some guys are specialists. Although Westerman recorded a quarterback sack in his first NFL game, the 2009 season-opener at Houston, he had never heard of […]

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Terrell Owens, the brash and brilliant National Football League great, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s B.C. Lions’ annual Orange Helmet Awards dinner. The six-time Pro Bowl selection, who will enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame later this year, enjoyed eight incredible years as wide receiver with the San Francisco 49ers before […]

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There was a brief moment on Wednesday when it looked like quarterback Johnny Manziel was moving on to a fledgling football entity called The Spring League and finally putting an end to the endless, will-he-or-won’t-he saga that is, for many Ticats fans…

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If the Alouettes’ philosophy in free agency last year was to load up on offence — and we know how that worked out — they’ve clearly set their sights on the other side of the ball in 2018. Wednesday night, on the second day of free agency in the Canadian Football League, the Als finally […]

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There was a brief moment on Wednesday when it looked like quarterback Johnny Manziel was moving on to a fledgling football entity called The Spring League and finally putting an end to the endless, will-he-or-won’t-he saga that is, for many Ticats fans…

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